...Ish (album)

...ish
Studio album by
1927
Released14 November 1988 (1988-11-14)[1]
RecordedAugust–October 1988
GenreAustralian rock, pop rock
Length38:16
LabelTrafalgar, WEA
ProducerCharles Fisher, Jim Bonneford
1927 chronology
...ish
(1988) 		The Other Side
(1990)
Singles from ...ish
  1. "That's When I Think of You"
    Released: September 1988
  2. "If I Could"
    Released: November 1988
  3. "You'll Never Know"
    Released: February 1989
  4. "Compulsory Hero"
    Released: April 1989
  5. "To Love Me"
    Released: June 1989

...ish is the debut album by Australian pop rock band 1927, released on 14 November 1988,[1] which peaked at number one for four weeks in early 1989 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The album remained in the top 50 for 46 weeks and reached No. 2 on the 1989 ARIA Year End Albums Chart. The album was awarded 5× platinum certification[2] – for shipment of more than 350,000 copies. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1989, 1927 won 'Breakthrough Artist – Single' for "That's When I Think of You" and 'Breakthrough Artist – Album' for ...ish. At the 1990 ceremony the group won 'Best Video' for "Compulsory Hero", which was directed by Geoff Barter. In 1999 rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, described the album as "brimful of stirring, stately pop rock anthems". As of 2002, it was in the top 10 of the most successful debut albums by Australian artists.

  1. ^ a b "Platterlog : LP & Tape – New Releases > 14 November 1988". Imgur.com (original document published by Platterlog). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  2. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – Week Ending 08 Apr 1990 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 13)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 30 August 2016.